In article <3302D4EB.41C6 at gauss.cnrs-mrs.fr>, Daniel GAUTHERET <gauthere at gauss.cnrs-mrs.fr> writes:
>Direct sequencing of PCR products often yields sequences with many
>inaccuracies (Ns). Can we say that the position of these undefined
>nucleotides is related to actual genetic variation at these particular
>sites?
I usualy do not obtain the same inaccuracies when reading one
strand then the other, neither in reading the same strand with
two different oligos, one near and the other distant from the
concerned region. So I am not under the impression that this
has any genetic meaning.
Marc
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